Concrete construction



E. STEUDE.

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. APPLICAT ION F'ILED MAR. 17. 1919.

1,3 0 978. PatentedNovQ 30, 1920.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

0 res NITED STA ERNEST s'rEunE, or Los AneELEs' oaL'IronN IAQ concurs consrnucrron.

Be it known that I, ERNEST STEUDE, a c1t1zen of. the United States, residlng at Los Angeles, in the county of'Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new 'and'usefulImprovements in Concrete Construction, of which the following is a My invention relates to a reinforced concrete constructlon, and my 1nvent1on consists of the novel features herein shown,

I described and claimed.

' stead of being moldedas heretofore.

a showing the roof construction.

. of concrete or cement blocks 6. The block A further object of my invention is to make" a remforoed concrete construction by setting up a framework of concrete blocks applying reinforcing rods andthen plastering the concrete on to the reinforcing rods Without the use of molds on the job.

Figure 1 is a perspective of abuilding showing a reinforced concrete construction embodying the principles of myinvention.

Fig.2 is a fragmentary horizontal sec- 'tional detail showing the concrete blocks held together by links and pins'set in cement and showing the reinforcing rods and the concrete built on to the rodsto fill up the spaces between the blocks.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentarysectional elevation further illustrating the construction shown in Fig. 2. v 1 p g Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail perspective The horizontal plates 1 and 2 are constructed of concrete or cement blocks 3 and 4 and the vertical columns 5 are constructed 3 has a vertical opening 7 through one end and a horizontal recess 8 extending from the end face of the other end, and a pin hole 9 extendin horizontally transversely of the recess 8. The block 4 has recesses 10 and 11 extending from its end faces and pin holes 12 and 13 extending transversely of the recesses 10 and 11. The plate 1 has a block 3 at each end and a pluralityof blocks 4 between the blocks 3. Links 14 are placed Application filed March 17,

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 I PatentediNov, 30, 1920, 919. Serial in. 283,241. i

in the recesses 8 and 10 and as the blocks are brought 7 together the interstices are filled with soft cement, and pins 15 and 16 areinserted through thepin holes 9 and 12 and through the links '14 and the soft A IN OFF -f cement,'so that when the] cement hardens theblocks are rigidly secured together. In

a like manner, the row of blocks 4 are secured together. Verticalopenings 17 are formedthroughthe centers of the blocks 4.- and at the proper time the reinforcing rods 18 are inserted into these openings'l and the spaces around the blocks in the openlngs are filled with soft cement,-'so that the rods are rigidly fixed inthe blocks y when the cement sets.

The blocks 6 are preferably mounted end to end in vertical planes and have link re cesses in their ends for securing theblocks 6 to the blocks 3,and for securing the blocks 6 together.

3, there beingfsoft cement insertedas. the parts are placed together, and in a like The link 19 and the pins 26" I and 21 secure the lower block 6 to the block manner the. link 22and pins23sand 24: se

cure the second block 6 to'th'e' lower block 6. The linkandpins 26 and 27 secure the block "3 of the "plate 2 to the second,

block 6, and the link 28, the pin 27 and the pin 29 secure the third block 6 to the block 3 of the plate 2. The plate 2 is, or may be, identical in construction with the plate 1,

3 and any desired number of plates may be used to produce a wall frame of the desired height. The'reinforcing rods 18 extending upwardly through the plate 2 are cemented in place. The blocks of the plate 2 may be held in line invarious ways until the cement hardens. V

In order to fill the spaces :between the plates 1 and 2 and between the vertical col -umns 5 without building a mold upon the job, I make-a soft tube 30 of cloth or can vas, fill the tube with soft cement and weave the tube back and forth from the plate 1 upon the reinforcing rods 18 to the desired height of the panel, and then build the plate 2 upon this woven work. After the frame work has been completed, I plaster the cement or finishing material upon both sides of the woven work to give the wall the desired finish. The woven work'comprising' the tube 30 and the reinforcing rods 18 will sustain the plaster, concrete or cement and the wall may be finished without any molds. After the plaster has been applied to the tubular woven work 30, the plaster inside of the" tube and outside will saturate the fabric of the tube and harden and produce a solid reinforced Wall which is as goodor better than a wall formed in a mold.

In order to produce the roof 31 in the i same Way, the upper ends 32 ofthe'vertical columns are beveled to;give;;the;proper slant to the roof, and the blocks 33 and 34 are secured ,to these upper blocks 32 by: links and pins,,.,andg thenthe longitudinal lines of blocks 3.5 and 36.are.applied, the reinforcing rods 37: are incorporated into the blocks,

the tube 3810f Cement iswoven-intnrthe reinforcing rodsand the plaster- 39 applied to the inner and outer ,facesito finish ithe roof as desired.

Thus-lhave invented a process by which a reinforced concrete construction can Joe erected without the use of molds and casting f boxed upon the :job..

rfiel'efi fore, itihas bee th practice in building a con Structure PO11 is")? latedlot ,to haul lumber onto the lot, build the 'Wall molds in place pouriconcrete into the blocks, ,al1ow., the .concrete to .set :and then to tear down ,the 1 molds and haul :the'

, lumberqawlay, "and by my process, I have avoided the ,use and ,lexpenseof the lumber,

'By any process, :I produce a reinforced concrete constrnctionwhich may be-builtup upon an isolatedlot and consisting of plates builtviof blocks bonded andicemented together, yertical columns built 7 of blocks bondedjand [cemented together producing open panels, ,reinforcin irods inserted and eemented intoplacaa, ller of soft'bondin'g Woven strips. 4 r

structure the desired "finish. I 7

Various changes may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention" as claimed. I

I claim: v 1. A concrete. construction including a blocks, flexible qnembersqwoven across ,said

material Woven into the reinforcing rods, V and plaster applied to the filler to givethe p block formation having spaces between said s )aces and, lastic surfaces receivedla ainst said blocks and wovenmembers. v 2.,A concrete -construct1on ncluding a .50 block formation I-having'; spaces between said 1-; p

blocks, flexible tubeshaving a SO'ft plastic filler woven across said 1 spaces, and plastic surfaces receivedagainst {said ,-blocks;iand

' tubes and adapted ;-to penetrate saidztubes to V the pastic filler.

- 4. A concrete [construction ji'ncluding11a block formation having spaces between said blocks, neinforeing rods extending across said spaces, flexibletubes having asoft plastic filler ,-woven across vsaid spaces, .and plastic surfaces-received againstisaidblocks and tubes and adapted -;,to penetrate; said tubes to" the plastic filler. V i

In testimony -Whereof :I havefsigned any name to this specification.

,ERNEsTST-EUDE 

